Halloween is just a few weeks away, what is everybody planning on doing this year?

Im going to be dressing up as Alice in Wonderland and going to my favorite bar's halloween party. it will be the first time I get to dress up and go out on Halloween for quite some time now because in the past I been hampered by work, or school.

oh... im sure people celebrate halloween on the umd. Dont be shy, what are you all planning on doing?

i'm going a goth dolly outfit and going to a club after going to a samhain ritual.

The local dungeon isn't having a party this year, so I think I'm going to decorate the yard, hang myself by my ankles over the driveway, and terrorize trick-or-treaters as they pass. It will probably be too cold to hang upside down nearly naked, so I suppose I'll dress up as a deer hunter, or something.

Seriously, though, I'm still looking for a good party. I thought about throwing my own, but this has been a ridiculously busy month, and I've got projects scattered all over my house.

I love Halloween. It's the only time of the year that I can dress the way I'd like to dress all the time, and people just think I'm in costume.

We're not doing squat this year. Staying home and avoiding the drunk drivers.

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I'm poisoning candy for the neighborhood brats as we speak....

Hiding.

Is it just me or do I sense some hostility towards this Holiday.

Taking my son out and I think that's it. I couldn't come up with something to dress up as.

Nothing. Two weeks ago I gave away my "Duffman" costume - character from the animated tv show "The Simpsons". This costume had a good run from 2007 through 2010 for Halloween. I felt happy just seeing the joy from the freecycler who came to pick it up. I am very sure he will make good use of it tomorrow.

I've already attended the New York City Halloween parade as "Duffman" twice
2009 when it was on a Saturday
and 2010 when it was on a Sunday.

Clearly, the best days for that parade are those years when Halloween falls on a Friday or Saturday night.

And 2008 on a Friday night down in Georgetown University near Washington DC.

But, those are the only places cool and hip enough to understand the character.
The old (where I live, in a retirement community) and the really young (little kids) would have no idea who "Duffman" is.

That's why I thought this year 2011 about going as just a traditional ghost,
and riding around the neighborhood on my tricycle.
But costumes are just too expensive.

Halloween is ALWAYS a giant pain in the ass each time it rolls around and I wonder what, if anything, I should do for it. Whenever I put in the effort, I am ALWAYS grateful that I did. But, if I don't, I am grateful for the relaxation.

Halloween is less a "holiday" than Valentine's Day or St. Patrick's Day.

Not from me. I love Halloween, if I'm hosting a party. But visiting someones else's party is just not worth the risk these days. Unless you're willing to stay sober for the event. (Not likely in my case) Or willing to dole out a 80 bucks to take a cab home... if you can even get one.

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